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WordPress

Posted by Priscilla Kam
Priscilla Kam
1,086 Points

wordpress issues

hi everybody, may i ask when should i use widget in theme development? what should i choose to use (pages or widget)if i want to make custom content? thank you .

4 Answers

Michael Aliorde
Michael Aliorde
3,985 Points
Michael Aliorde
Michael Aliorde
3,985 Points

Hi Prescilla,

if it's going to be a content relative to a page or post. then use custom fields with custom pages. if it's something that you'd put on a sidebar area. like ads, links, navigation, etc. then you can use widgets with those.

Priscilla Kam
Priscilla Kam
1,086 Points
Priscilla Kam
Priscilla Kam
1,086 Points

thx michael nice tips

Lucas del Río
Lucas del Río
8,768 Points
Lucas del Río
Lucas del Río
8,768 Points

Widgets are also used as a way to create complete sites, with widgets you could add lots of functionality to a home page for instance, something like a Twitter widget, or may be some special information, testimonials, advertisement, etc.

Priscilla Kam
Priscilla Kam
1,086 Points
Priscilla Kam
Priscilla Kam
1,086 Points

thx lucas do you have skype name?